Where does “overcool” come from?

overcool (English) comes from English cool, from Middle English cool, from Middle English pek, from Middle English pike, from Old English pīc, from Proto-Germanic *pīk, from Latin pix, from Proto-Indo-European pik- — sap, juice.

overcool (English): Excessively cool; chilly; To cool excessively

Definitions

  1. Excessively cool; chilly; To cool excessively

Ancestry of “overcool”, step by step

overcool traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English cool

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcoolHaving a slightly low temperature; mildly or...
2Middle Englishcool
3Middle Englishpekpeak
4Middle EnglishpikeAlternative form of pyke; pike; sharp point, iron...
5Old Englishpīcpointed object, pick axe
6Proto-Germanic*pīk
7Latinpixpitch, tar
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpik-to be angry; pitch; resin
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpi-sap, juice

via English over

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishoverDiscontinued; ended or concluded; Thoroughly;...
2Middle Englishoverriverbank, seashore, brink
3Old Englishōferriverbank, seashore, brink, edge, margin, border
4Proto-West Germanicobarover, above
5Proto-Germanicuberover; over, above
6Proto-Indo-Europeanupérabove; over
7Proto-Indo-Europeanupóunder, below
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ewp-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pi-